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Bill McBirnie – (1) The Old Mill – (2) Hardcover Edition – (3) A Wm. S. Haynes Promo Clip |
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The hardcover price is actually LOWER than the softcover version right now!]
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And finally, here is a quick promo clip that Wm. S. Haynes Co. was good enough to prepare on my behalf with respect to the new album (FOREVER with Bruce Jones) and the book! (…And it’s not too long!…)
You can see the clip by clicking HERE!
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(4) A FEW GIGS!
[Please note that these are listed in descending order.]
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| April 1, 2022
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| GARY LUCAS TRIBUTE TO JEFF BUCKLEY IN PARIS, DUBLIN, GALWAY AND BEYOND / UPCOMING GL SHOWS
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Photo by Chris Buck Coney Island NYC February 1992
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Sunday May 29th marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic passing of Gary’s dear friend and collaborator JEFF BUCKLEY. Described by Lucas as “the most gifted and amazing young musician I’ve ever worked with”, Gary is commemorating the memory of JEFF BUCKLEY this year with a series of Tribute Concerts around the world. Just confirmed: Sat. May 28th in Galway Ireland at The Loft with special guest vocalists TBA Tickets: https://bit.ly/3v65gH9 Sun. May 29th in Dublin at Whelan’s with special guest vocalists TBA Tickets: https://bit.ly/3j0b6nq Fri. June 3rd in Paris at the Sunset Jazz Club @ 8:30pm Tickets: https://bit.ly/3DJRrSF Jeff Buckley Tribute Web Page: More Shows TBA ______________________________ JUST IN: Legendary manager, publicist, author & label chief DANNY GOLDBERG on GARY LUCAS’S memoir “TOUCHED BY GRACE: MY TIME WITH JEFF BUCKLEY” (Jawbone Press): “Touched By Grace”, Gary Lucas’ book about working with Jeff Buckley, is a uniquely nuanced book about a master musician’s creative process, his collaboration with a tempestuous genius and the amoral vagaries of the music business in the nineteen-nineties. It is one of the best and most emotionally honest rock memoirs I’ve ever read. TOUCHED BY GRACE web page: ______________________________ GARY LUCAS new DOUBLE DARE PROJECT with young Dutch acoustic bassist / vocalist PETER WILLEMS REVIEW FROM DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY’s NEWSLETTER 3/17/22: GARY LUCAS & PETER WILLEMS – Double Dare (ZenneZ Records ZR2203014; Netherlands) Featuring Gary Lucas on guitars & vocals and Peter Willems on contrabass & vocals. Gary Lucas and Peter Willems first met on a live radio show hosted by Co De Kloet, a Dutch radio producer & documentary maker who worked with Frank Zappa. Longtime Downtown guitar legend has done some fifty records since his first album was released in 1991: many solo efforts, a handful of duos (w/ Jeff Buckley, Najma Akhtar & Peter Hammill), several collaborations (w/ Urfaust & The Dark Poets), several Captain Beefheart tribute bands (Fast N’ Bulbous & The Magic Band) and more often with his own Gods and Monsters band. Aside from being a master guitar player, Mr. Lucas has vastly diverse tastes, influenced by and drawing from many sources: 60’s rock music & 70’s prog-rock, the blues, folk, jazz, classical and film music from different eras. DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY, one of the world’s hippest record stores, is located at 13 Monroe Street 10002 in Manhattan Check out a rave review of DOUBLE DARE from OOR Magazine (the Rolling Stone of the Netherlands) DOUBLE DARE web page: ______________________________ Gary Lucas’s 40-year retrospective double album THE ESSENTIAL GARY LUCAS now in its second pressing on Knitting Factory Records. Check out rave reviews from around the world: The double retrospective includes the original 1991 studio demo of Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley’s anthem “GRACE”, recently cited as “ONE OF THE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME” by ROLLING STONE Stream / Download / Purchase : https://bit.ly/3wlhy0b ______________________________ Next Up: On Fri. April 29th, NONA HENDRYX and GARY LUCAS rock BANG ON A CAN’S LONG PLAY FESTIVAL at ROULETTE BROOKLYN with THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART First show in 4 years!! Featuring Jesse Krakow bass, Jordan Shapiro keyboards, and Richard Dworkin drums TWOCB web page: Long Play Festival web page: https://bangonacan.org/ On Fri. May 6th, GARY LUCAS reimagines the Overture to Richard Wagner’s “Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)” with his new arrangement for solo guitar, accompanying renowned artist / dancer ALISON CLANCY (principal dance of the Metropolitan Opera’s ballet corps) performing her celebrated solo dance to Wagner’s tempestuous music—the longest solo dance in the Met’s history– with choreography by Carolyn Choa, originated for the Met Opera’s 2019 production of “Der fliegende Hollander”. ______________________________ FORTHCOMING GARY LUCAS NEW RELEASES AND REISSUES THE GREAT LOST GODS AND MONSTERS LIVE ALBUM A classic live tour de force recorded at CMJ in Manhattan featuring Gary’s longtime psychedelic jazz-rock band GODS AND MONSTERS, founded in 1989 featuring JERRY HARRISON keyboards and vocals, ERNIE BROOKS bass and vocals, BILLY FICCA drums, JASON CANDLER sax, and JOE HENDEL trombone GODS AND MONSTERS web page: http://garylucas.com/gods. Released June 17th on CD by Mighty Quinn, vinyl forthcoming The DU-TELS (PETER STAMPFEL & GARY LUCAS) “NO KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC REQUIRED” a reissue with bonus tracks of their classic 2000 album I=n 1992, Gary joined forces with legendary psych-folk pioneer PETER STAMPFEL (The Holy Modal Rounders, The Fugs) on voice, fiddle, banjo and mandolin and recorded this classic album in New Orleans. THE DU-TELS web page: GARY LUCAS & YASS BODY “HERE IS THE OCEAN” An all acoustic EP recorded at Studio 4A Sound Factory in Forges-les-Eaux Normandie featuring GARY LUCAS acoustic guitar and young French vocalist YASS BODY Yass Body first arrived in NYC having had a dream that he was destined to work with Gary Lucas and they first performed at the annual NYC Tribute to Jeff Buckley. Right before lockdown in Nov. 2019 the pair went into the studio wirth 6 original song collaborations. Released on CD and vinyl in September on NOA Music’s Monstre Sonore label (France) GARY LUCAS “THE EDGE OF HEAVEN VOL. TWO and THREE” featuring FEIFEI YANG with JASON CANDLER A return to Gary Lucas’s love of Chinese music, especially the sounds from Shanghai between the wars, as first paid tribute to on his 2001 album “The Edge of Heaven”, which rose to #1 on the World Music Charts and received significant exposure on France Inter, NPR, in the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and also in the rest in Macao, Singapore and Taipei: Gary Lucas has performed various versions of this music over the years, In the last few years Gary has been working extensively on the project with award-winning Mainland vocalist and erhu virtuoso FEIFEI YANG, and his longtime saxophonist /percussionist JASON CANDLER. “The Edge of Heaven Vol. Two” features Feifei, Jason and Gary in a shimmering tribute to three of the “Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai”– Chow Husan, Bai Kwong and Yao Lee— with fresh reinterpretations of their iconic songs beloved of Chinese people world wide. A heady mixture of Western swing, Broadway, jazz and Tin Pan Alley styles, mixed with traditional Chinese influences. Check out their clip for “All Along the Watchtower”: Released on Rare Lumiere Dec. 2022 |
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| April 1, 2022
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 Jazz Heroes Class of 2022  |
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April 1, 2022 The Jazz Journalists Association today announced its 2022 class of Jazz Heroes – 28 “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz” from 26 U.S. communities — to be celebrated for their energy, imagination and resilience in supporting and sustaining jazz artists and audiences in their local communities and beyond. See full portraits and profiles of the Heroes at JJAJazzAwards.org. Simultaneously, the JJA debuts The Buzz: The JJA Podcast, available at all common podcast sites, with new episodes dropping every two weeks. The Buzz is produced by a JJA committee led by Rick Mitchell of the nationally syndicated radio show Jazz in the New Millennium, and will feature jazz journalists discussing critical issues regarding music, from their professional perspectives. The Jazz Heroes and The Buzz represent efforts by the JJA, a non-profit professional organization, to stimulate appreciation and enjoyment of jazz in alignment with the NEA’s Jazz Masters broadcast, Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day. The JJA’s 2022 Jazz Heroes, in particular, represent the breadth and depth of jazz in American culture, hailing from cities not well known for musical scenes such as Anchorage and Sitka, Alaska; Boise, Idaho; Durham, North Carolina; Austin and El Paso, Texas, and Palm Coast, Florida, as well as larger urban jazz hubs. The Heroes include:
This year’s Jazz Heroes include broadcasters, educators, festival presenters, concert producers, a publicist, an independent scholar and the publisher of The Syncopated Times, chronicle of traditional jazz. The JJA’s “Jazz Heroes” initiative dates to 2001, when founders of the Jazz Foundation of America were recognized for their good works. Jazz Heroes are now nominated by grass roots fans to gain the international profile afforded by the JJA’s online media efforts, and receive JJA Awards at events where they live, with the public invited. Festivities for Jazz Heroes do not end there: The JJA is planning Super-Zoom livestream productions in which Heroes, musicians and journalists cited as winners in the 27th annual JJA Jazz Awards. Nominees for the Jazz Awards will be announced April 15, and winners on May 4. Dates for the Super-Zooms to follow. The JJA’s Jazz Spring activities are sponsored by Berklee College of Music, the Joyce and George Wein Foundation, the Jazz Foundation of America, SFJazz, Monterey Jazz Festival and Kuumbwa Jazz, San Jose Jazz Festival, HighNote/Savant Records, Century Media Partners, the Peabody Conservatory, Stanford Jazz Workshop and Arkadia Records. For further information on the 2022 JJA Jazz Heroes, The Buzz, the JJA Jazz Awards or the JJA, a membership organization for writers, photographers, broadcasters, videographers and other media professionals engaged with jazz, contact Howard Mandel, President@JazzJournalists.org. |
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For Immediate ReleaseAward-Winning Musician and Songwriter Jann Klose Unveils His Latest Single and Music Video for “Sugar My” – Now Available Across All Digital Platforms
Jann Klose explores the sometimes baffling and inexplicable current state of the world with his latest single and music video “Sugar My”
“Up is down, day is night — not what it seems! Like Alice in Wonderland, stuck in-between” sings Jann Klose on the chorus of his new single “Sugar My”, from his upcoming 7th studio album, ‘Surrender’, to be released on Honey Rose Records. The song, a commentary on the sometimes baffling and inexplicable state of the world today, is a cinematic pop gem co-written with hit songwriter Alex Forbes (Chic/Nile Rodgers, Taylor Dayne).
Working with one of the industry’s most revered songwriters, Jann has always admired Alex Forbes who has had hits with Nile Rodgers/Chic and Taylor Dayne. How the meeting came about and them eventually working together, is a wonderful story as Jann tells it “We met on the Forbes Yacht years ago when I was invited by a journalist friend to tag along on a ride up to West Point from New York City. It was quite the experience! Alex and I stayed in touch and she reached out to me after ‘Love You the Most’ became a YouTube hit. We started getting together for biweekly writing sessions during the pandemic and kind of became each other’s ‘therapist’ while it felt like the world was ending.”
What made the writing connection special for Jann was when they first got together to write, they immediately came up with a song that was fully written in about 2 hours. Jann was so impressed by her style and speed and wanted to keep working on more songs.
So, “Sugar My” was born next.
Jann recalls the writing session, saying “We wanted to create a feel of a sort of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ type vibe where there is a palatable sense of confusion and one is not entirely sure what’s real and what’s not. We wrote it at the onset of the pandemic, so it was very much a strong reflection on how we were feeling ourselves!”
Moving from writing with Alex Forbes, Jann joined Producer Marcus Dembinski to record the single, which in true pandemic style started in his bedroom studio until they could access the recording studio. “Well, at first it started there anyway and then, as things opened up, we tracked live instruments at Studio G in Brooklyn, New York,” recalls Jann.
The release of the single is accompanied by the equally mesmerizing and visually stunning music video.
Watch the music video for “Sugar My” HERE (https://youtu.be/miUgtAhOCMU)
Jann reunited with Alex Vishno, who also worked on his music videos for “Love You the Most” and “Pilot Light”. Alex recruited Eileen “EJ” Jaworowicz to choreograph and co-direct, and she brought in the 10 incredible dancers in the music video.
Looking at the visuals and concept for the video and how it connects with the theme of the song, the music video for “Sugar My” celebrates this unity beautifully.
“It was really my manager, Morey Levovitz and Alex Vishno with EJ that conceptualized the idea. I think they intentionally sort of put me into a situation in which I kind of knew what to expect but only fully started to realize what they were going as we were shooting. As you can tell, there’s a lot of trust involved, but I also knew that they got the song and what it was about, so I went with it. The idea is that people in the video start morphing from a state of disconnect into an open, free state where they become ‘liberated’,” remarks Jann on the concept idea behind the video.
It was a busy shoot day to put the video together, but one he thoroughly enjoyed! “We shot for 5 hours straight without any breaks at Studio 8 in Milford, CT! There were a couple of costume changes and makeup changes involved which really made it fun and exciting. The space we shot in looked fabulous so I think everyone’s creativity was sparked and we were all “allowed” to be exploratory with our movement and performances.”
With the brand new single and music video finally released, Jann has just one wish for those who hear and see “Sugar My”. “I hope that people will love it as much as we do. It’s a really fun, upbeat tune with a cinematic production vibe to it.”
Stream / Listen to “Sugar My” HERE (https://vibe.to/jannklose)
Photo by Mikiodo
For more information:
https://jannklose.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jann.
https://www.instagram.com/
https://twitter.com/
https://www.youtube.com/
Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 1-828-350-8158 (US), glassonyonpr@gmail.com
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| April 1, 2022
To: Listings/Critics/Features |
| JazzArts Charlotte Presents NEA Jazz Master  TICKETS & INFO |
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NEA Jazz Master
Big Chief Donald Harrison Quintet Friday April 8th, 2022, 6:00-7:30pm, 8:15-9:45pm Saturday, April 9th, 2022, 7:00-8:30pm, 9:15-10:45pm JAZZ ROOM at Stage Door Theater at the Blumenthal, 155 North College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA General Seating: $25 advance. $32 at the door. |
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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ LEGEND
2022 NEA JAZZ MASTER– the highest honor our nation awards to jazz artists. To kick off JAZZ ROOM Season 16 and celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, JazzArts is proud to welcome 2022 NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald Harrison and his quintet from the Crescent City. Creator of three influential styles of jazz, saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison will be performing his original style “Nouveau Swing,” a distinctive sound that blends the swing beat of modern jazz with hip-hop, funk and soul music.Whether or not you are a jazz aficionado, you will undoubtedly hear the influences of the jazz masters with which he has honed his experience playing, including legends such as Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, and Roy Haynes. You may also recognize Donald Harrison as one of The Notorious B.I.G.’s mentors from the Netflix documentary “Biggie: I got a Story to Tell” or from his appearances in HBO’s drama series “Treme.”Donald Harrison is the recognized “Big Chief” of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture, and was made a Chief in 2019 by Queen Diambi Kabatusuila in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Featuring:
Donald Harrison, saxophone Darryl Staves, drummer Noriatsu Naraoka, bass Dan Kaufman, piano Detroit Brooks, guitar The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.Thank you to the program sponsors and supporters, who each bring jazz alive in Charlotte: Infusion Fund, Knight Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, and O’s Place Jazz.
——————–BIO New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is considered a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He has created three influential styles of jazz: nouveau swing, a modern second-line, and quantum jazz. In the HBO drama, “Treme”, Emmy-winning director David Simon created two characters to portray how Harrison innovated new styles of music. The show is loosely based on Harrison’s life and he actually plays himself in many episodes. This talented artist is the recognized Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture and was made a Chief in 2019 by Queen Diambi Kabatusuila in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. The Black Indians of New Orleans are a mix of African and Native Americans roots, affecting the traditions and culture of New Orleans for over 100 years. Harrison honed his experience playing with over 200 jazz masters including Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Eddie Palmieri, Dr. John, Lena Horne, McCoy Tyner, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Chuck Loeb, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Digable Planets, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, The Headhunters, and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Harrison has been a mentor to artist as diverse as The Notorious Big, Jonathon Batiste, Christian Scott, Trombone Shorty, and Esperanza Spaulding. JazzArts Artistic Director and drummer Ocie Davis toured with Donald Harrison Jr back in the early 2000s, before Hurricane Katrina brought the Davis’s here to Charlotte. We have enjoyed that friendship, as Donald was JazzArts Camp Clinician in 2013 and guest on “Conversations with Curtis” May 2020. The Mardis Gras Indians meets modern jazz. – Ted Panken, Morton Report Person of the Year by Jazziz magazine in January 2007. “A Genius ” — Eddie Palmieri Donald Harrison is one of the most confident and convincing improvisers in jazz today. – Russ Musto, AllAboutJazz 2022 NEA Jazz Master: The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. For more information, read our brief history of the program. ALBUMS as leader LINKS |
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